The car dealer has links to Gil Dezer, who is redeveloping the former 104-acre Artegon Marketplace in Orlando's tourism corridor into a mixed-use entertainment center with high-end apartments and a car museum.

Developer Chuck Whittall has a deal to buy the land under Orlando Fashion Square mall, a key step to tearing down and redeveloping the ailing Central Florida shopping center. Get the details in the GrowthSpotter-Orlando Sentinel report.